I applied through a staffing agency. The process took 2 months. I interviewed at SpaceX (Hawthorne, CA) in Nov 2014
Interview
The interview process was okay. Not too hard. Interview had 3 members on panel. They seemed like they were interested in hiring me but in the end I was not sure if I did not get the job based on the interview or the HR department's poor handling of candidates. I had similar experience of other candidates from reading responses on GlassDoor. Poor communication. Overall negative experience was due to HR department. That comes down to poor leadership in my opinion. Company did not follow-up and was not sure if I got a job offer or not. They were unreachable for some time and unable to tell me status of my interview. Finally, I was able to find out results but the end process felt like they were incompetent and the HR department didn't know what they were doing.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
How would you respond to pressure to accomplish launch on schedule.
I applied online. I interviewed at SpaceX (California City, CA)
Interview
Quick, if they want to hire you, they will do it in the interview or same day. They will offer less than you expect. You should counter every time and ask to see the offer and job description in writing to review before accepting verbally
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
they asked about background and specific experiences where you utilized the skills they are looking for
I applied online. The process took 1 day. I interviewed at SpaceX
Interview
Standard HR interview about background and skills. I got the impression that my many years of experience was an issue, not an asset (i.e. they don't like folks over 30). They never got back to me, even after I tried to find out the status of my application. Obviously they don't respect potential employees, so likely treat their hires the same or worse.
I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at SpaceX in Sept 2015
Interview
The interview consisted of a phone interview. The interviewer was an employee of the department that I would be working for. The interview consisted of a combination of technical and behavioral questions.